diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libbpf/0.x.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libbpf/0.x.nix
index 2c15e3d49ee..480e78d0803 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libbpf/0.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libbpf/0.x.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 , nixosTests
 }:
 
+# update bot does not seem to limit updates here to 0.8.x despite
+# the all-packages derivation being libbpf_0 as the libbpf base alias
+# is still present: just disable it for 0.x:
+# nixpkgs-update: no auto update
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libbpf";
   version = "0.8.1";